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Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

Armand Bengle — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:19:47 EDT

When I first saw this, I was afraid it was going to have a small-block crate motor. I'm very, VERY glad they went the BMW V12 route-- I hope they tune the exhaust to give a nice, low burble, like an old Ferrari 330GTC at idle.

Armand Bengle

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

CEman — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:39:16 EDT

@Dave7:
What is the WB for the Bimmer?

CEman

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

NovaloadMissesPolar — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:55:44 EDT

Wow.
A thing of beauty really is a joy forever.

NovaloadMissesPolar

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

TR3-A — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:46:42 EDT

IMHO, the Delahayes are some of the most beautiful cars ever produced. Reproducing them with modern underpinnings just makes me ache the worst for the fact that I can't even afford a used Geo Metro.

TR3-A

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

akirachan — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:45:48 EDT

Chevy and Chrysler should have just made reissues of classic muscle cars instead of their new-retro renditions. Just like Gibson Guitars with their reissued Les Pauls from the Custom Shop...they could've made a killing I think. So hats off to you, Delahaye, for keeping it real, yo.

akirachan

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

MikeHerbst — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:19:16 EDT

Nice coincidence, the '48 Delahaye Type 135MS is the car-of-the-day on the C&D "Deam Car" page-a-day calendar.

After reading my tearoff I was just thinking, "I haven't seen enough Delahaye lately". I can always count on los Jalops to keep my prescription filled.

MikeHerbst

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

Dave7 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:15:25 EDT

@CEman: 135-inch wheelbase

Dave7

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

boosted-lego-wagon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:07:36 EDT

@GoingLikeSixty: Aa-WOOO-gaaa

boosted-lego-wagon

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

lascauxcaveman — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:05:38 EDT

This is certainly no worse than a really nice Cobra update, and in many ways, a lot better.

My kinda 'art car'.

lascauxcaveman

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

smokeydog001 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:03:21 EDT

@ash78:

and glass packs

smokeydog001

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

smokeydog001 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:02:25 EDT

What's the turning radius on it?

smokeydog001

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

CEman — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:00:56 EDT

@graverobber:
It sure looks it graverobber. It would be interesting to see the wheel base. I bet it is pretty spot on to a V-12 7 series Bimmer.

CEman

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

graverobber- It says Loud Pipes Save Lives — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:47:29 EDT

That'll be beautiful when done. I have no problem with "tribute" cars as long as they are not passed off as originals, which they don't appear to be doing here.

In that center image of the chassis, is that a transaxle? That isn't a BMW-sourced component is it? I've looked through the site, but can't find any technical specs. Of course, I'm pretty lazy.

graverobber- It says Loud Pipes Save Lives

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

GoingLikeSixty — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:47:21 EDT

Scrolling thru RSS, this stopped me cold and I uttered the sound one makes when seeing a drop-dead beautiful woman.
@NickNick: Roger Rabbit? Ruined it for me. It's true. Which is a good thing!

GoingLikeSixty

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

m3_of_doom — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:25:44 EDT

Hmmm...needs more fender

m3_of_doom

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

j6r — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:12:32 EDT

I hope they make it like the original and keep all the dimensions slightly asymmetrical.

j6r

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

acarr260 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:57:18 EDT

Is that the car from Monopoly?

acarr260

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

Ash78 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:49:23 EDT

Needs truck nuts to complete the image.

Ash78

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

mehugtree — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:45:58 EDT

I love the idea of recreating classics with modern guts.

Not just, you know, the spate of "re-thinking" classics with the likes of the Mustang, Charger, Challenger, etc.

mehugtree

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

NICKNICK — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:41:16 EDT

all i see is who framed roger rabbit

NICKNICK

Delahaye USA Recreating Famous Cabriolet

boosted-lego-wagon — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:36:37 EDT

Gorgeous. However, if you examine the top picture carefully, somebody's accidentally closed the door on their chrome jacket.

boosted-lego-wagon